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March 21 - Old & New Testament
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Numbers 28,29,30

Daily Offerings

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 "Give this command to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Make sure that you present to me at the appointed time(a) my food(b) offerings, as an aroma pleasing to me.'(c) 3 Say to them: ‘This is the food offering you are to present to the Lord : two lambs a year old without defect,(d) as a regular burnt offering each day.(e) 4 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,(f) 5 together with a grain offering(g) of a tenth of an ephah[a] of the finest flour(h) mixed with a quarter of a hin[b] of oil(i) from pressed olives. 6 This is the regular burnt offering(j) instituted at Mount Sinai(k) as a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord .(l) 7 The accompanying drink offering(m) is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented drink(n) with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the sanctuary.(o) 8 Offer the second lamb at twilight,(p) along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering that you offer in the morning.(q) This is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord .(r)

Sabbath Offerings

9 "‘On the Sabbath(s) day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect,(t) together with its drink offering and a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah[c](u) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil.(v) 10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath,(w) in addition to the regular burnt offering(x) and its drink offering.

Monthly Offerings

11 "‘On the first of every month,(y) present to the Lord a burnt offering of two young bulls,(z) one ram(aa) and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(ab) 12 With each bull there is to be a grain offering(ac) of three-tenths of an ephah[d](ad) of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, a grain offering of two-tenths(ae) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; 13 and with each lamb, a grain offering(af) of a tenth(ag) of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil. This is for a burnt offering,(ah) a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord .(ai) 14 With each bull there is to be a drink offering(aj) of half a hin[e] of wine; with the ram, a third of a hin[f]; and with each lamb, a quarter of a hin. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon(ak) during the year. 15 Besides the regular burnt offering(al) with its drink offering, one male goat(am) is to be presented to the Lord as a sin offering.[g](an)

The Passover(ao)

16 "‘On the fourteenth day of the first month the Lord 's Passover(ap) is to be held. 17 On the fifteenth day of this month there is to be a festival; for seven days(aq) eat bread made without yeast.(ar) 18 On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.(as) 19 Present to the Lord a food offering(at) consisting of a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(au) 20 With each bull offer a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah(av) of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;(aw) 21 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.(ax) 22 Include one male goat as a sin offering(ay) to make atonement for you.(az) 23 Offer these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering. 24 In this way present the food offering every day for seven days as an aroma pleasing to the Lord ;(ba) it is to be offered in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering. 25 On the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.

The Festival of Weeks(bb)

26 "‘On the day of firstfruits,(bc) when you present to the Lord an offering of new grain during the Festival of Weeks,(bd) hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.(be) 27 Present a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram and seven male lambs a year old as an aroma pleasing to the Lord .(bf) 28 With each bull there is to be a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;(bg) 29 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.(bh) 30 Include one male goat(bi) to make atonement for you. 31 Offer these together with their drink offerings, in addition to the regular burnt offering(bj) and its grain offering. Be sure the animals are without defect.

The Festival of Trumpets(a)

1 "‘On the first day of the seventh month hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work.(b) It is a day for you to sound the trumpets. 2 As an aroma pleasing to the Lord ,(c) offer a burnt offering(d) of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,(e) all without defect.(f) 3 With the bull offer a grain offering(g) of three-tenths of an ephah[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; with the ram, two-tenths[b]; 4 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.[c](h) 5 Include one male goat(i) as a sin offering[d] to make atonement for you. 6 These are in addition to the monthly(j) and daily burnt offerings(k) with their grain offerings(l) and drink offerings(m) as specified. They are food offerings presented to the Lord , a pleasing aroma.(n)

The Day of Atonement(o)

7 "‘On the tenth day of this seventh month hold a sacred assembly. You must deny yourselves[e](p) and do no work.(q) 8 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old, all without defect.(r) 9 With the bull offer a grain offering(s) of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with the ram, two-tenths;(t) 10 and with each of the seven lambs, one-tenth.(u) 11 Include one male goat(v) as a sin offering, in addition to the sin offering for atonement and the regular burnt offering(w) with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.(x)

The Festival of Tabernacles(y)

12 "‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh(z) month,(aa) hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. Celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days. 13 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord (ab) a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.(ac) 14 With each of the thirteen bulls offer a grain offering(ad) of three-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with oil; with each of the two rams, two-tenths; 15 and with each of the fourteen lambs, one-tenth.(ae) 16 Include one male goat as a sin offering,(af) in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.(ag)

17 "‘On the second day(ah) offer twelve young bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.(ai) 18 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings(aj) and drink offerings(ak) according to the number specified.(al) 19 Include one male goat as a sin offering,(am) in addition to the regular burnt offering(an) with its grain offering, and their drink offerings.(ao)

20 "‘On the third day offer eleven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect.(ap) 21 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified.(aq) 22 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

23 "‘On the fourth day offer ten bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. 24 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. 25 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

26 "‘On the fifth day offer nine bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. 27 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. 28 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

29 "‘On the sixth day offer eight bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. 30 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. 31 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

32 "‘On the seventh day offer seven bulls, two rams and fourteen male lambs a year old, all without defect. 33 With the bulls, rams and lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. 34 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

35 "‘On the eighth day hold a closing special assembly(ar) and do no regular work. 36 Present as an aroma pleasing to the Lord (as) a food offering consisting of a burnt offering of one bull, one ram and seven male lambs a year old,(at) all without defect. 37 With the bull, the ram and the lambs, offer their grain offerings and drink offerings according to the number specified. 38 Include one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offering.

39 "‘In addition to what you vow(au) and your freewill offerings,(av) offer these to the Lord at your appointed festivals:(aw) your burnt offerings,(ax) grain offerings, drink offerings and fellowship offerings.(ay)'"

40 Moses told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him.[f]

Vows

1 [a]Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel:(a) "This is what the Lord commands: 2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(b)

3 "When a young woman still living in her father's household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge 4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.(c) 5 But if her father forbids her(d) when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.

6 "If she marries after she makes a vow(e) or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself 7 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 8 But if her husband(f) forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.(g)

9 "Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.

10 "If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath 11 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 12 But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand.(h) Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her. 13 Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.[b] 14 But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them. 15 If, however, he nullifies them(i) some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing."

16 These are the regulations the Lord gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home.

Luke 1:21-38

Chapter 1

21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. 22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs(ag) to them but remained unable to speak.

23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 "The Lord has done this for me," she said. "In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(ah) among the people."

The Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel(ai) to Nazareth,(aj) a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(ak) a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."

29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid,(al) Mary; you have found favor with God.(am) 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(an) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(ao) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(ap) 33 and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom(aq) will never end."(ar)

34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you,(as) and the power of the Most High(at) will overshadow you. So the holy one(au) to be born will be called[b] the Son of God.(av) 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child(aw) in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail."(ax)

38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her.

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